Friday Interview: Washington’s Southern Tour of 1791

RALEIGH — There’s much tradition associated with the office of president of the United States. That wasn’t true back in 1791, when the first president, George Washington, was serving his first term. Washington’s decision to tour Southern states that year set an interesting precedent for his successors. Warren Bingham’s book about Washington’s Southern tour of 1791 is scheduled for publication in 2014. He discussed his research with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.